Drivers of the Global Push for Microcredentials in Higher Education: Flexibility and Employability in Contemporary University Systems

Autor/in	Salmon, Michael
Titel	Drivers of the Global Push for Microcredentials in Higher Education: Flexibility and Employability in Contemporary University Systems
Quelle	In: Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 27 (2023) 4, S.179-187 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Salmon, Michael)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3108
DOI	10.1080/13603108.2023.2229767
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Job Skills; Employment Potential; Education Work Relationship; Microcredentials + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit
Abstract	The recent emergence of microcredentials, short courses leading to accreditation with an emphasis on work-aligned skills, is worthy of note due to its speed, scale and accompanying endorsement from governments and influential non-state actors worldwide. This paper analyses the reasons for this rapid growth which have been proposed in academic literature and policy documents, revealing a set of drivers associated with neoliberalism's impact on higher education systems, such as the increasing demand for universities to offer vocational learning leading to improved employability outcomes. Beyond this, the global microcredentials landscape speaks to a wider conception of modern labour markets as markedly unstable and requiring great flexibility to navigate. The paper concludes with recommendations for higher education management practice in response to the microcredential boom in light of its underlying character. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01